Octopussy Revisits The Silver Screen

Meet James Bond’s favourite leading lady!
Bond And Beyond presents
a 21st Anniversary screening
of
OCTOPUSSY

with special guests

MAUD ADAMS
Maud played leading lady roles as Miss Anders, Scaramanga’s ill-fated girlfriend in THE MAN WITH THE GOLDEN GUN and in the title role of OCTOPUSSY

ALAN HUME
Director of Photography on FOR YOUR EYES ONLY, OCTOPUSSY and A VIEW TO A KILL, Alan has photographed over 100 films including many of the CARRY-ONS and RETURN OF THE JEDI.

MICHAEL BILLINGTON
‘Sergie’ in THE SPY WHO LOVED ME, Michael has also screen-tested for the role of Bond more times than any other actor. His last screen test was for OCTOPUSSY.

GARETH OWEN
Author of the new biography of Alan Hume, Gareth has also written the official history of Pinewood Studios in THE PINEWOOD STORY and Roger Moore’s official biography, ROGER MOORE: HIS FILMS AND CAREER.

The evening will be hosted by
BRIAN SMITH of BONDANDBEYOND.COM

The programme will consist of:

• Live on-stage interviews
• Audience Q&As
• The film: OCTOPUSSY – back on the big screen!
• Autographs and book signing

The Dominion Cinema
Newbattle Terrace, Edinburgh
Thursday, 11th November 7:30pm
Tickets: £8.00 (luxury) £6.00 (standard)
Book now from the Dominion Box Office
0131 447 4771 (UK) +44 131 447 4771 (Overseas)
For more information, e-mail: [email protected].

To discuss this even visit this thread on the CBn Forums.

'NEC Takes You There…' Memorabilia 2004

From actors to sports stars there is sure to be something for everyone at "Memorabilia." Over 50 celebrities have commited to attending next month’s event at the NEC in Birmingham, which is celebrating it’s 10th anniversary this year. Thirteen of those celebrities have appeared in one or more James Bond films:

• Martine Beswicke – From Russia With Love & Thunderball
• Maryam D’Abo – The Living Daylights
• Eunice Gayson – Dr. No & From Russia With Love
• Virginia Hey – The Living Daylights
• Richard Kiel – The Spy Who Loved Me & Moonraker
• Valerie Leon – The Spy Who Loved Me & Never Say Never Again
• Caroline Munro – Casino Royale & The Spy Who Loved Me
• Blanche Ravalec – Moonraker
• Shane Rimmer – You Only Live Twice, Diamonds Are Forever & The Spy Who Loved Me
• Madeline Smith – Live and Let Die
• Nikki van der Zyl – voiced Bond girls from 9 Bond films
• Thomas Wheatley – The Living Daylights
• Jan Williams – From Russia With Love

"Memorabilia" will be open from 11am until 5pm on Saturday, November 27 and from 10am until 5pm on Sunday, November 28. Tickets for "Memorabilia" range
anywhere from £5 for children to £25 for a family ticket. Special
tickets for early entry are available for Saturday only. Visit Memorabilia.co.uk
to book tickets and for a complete list of scheduled guests.

To discuss this event visit this thread on the CBn Forums.

Ken Adam Talk at London Design Museum

Ken Adam will be talking this Wednesday at the London Design Museum.

Oscar-winning art director Ken Adam defined the futuristic 1960s aesthetic with his sets for James Bond films like Dr No and Goldfinger. He revisits the decade in conversation with cultural historian and Arts Council chairman Sir Christopher Frayling at the Design Museum.

The talk starts at 7:15 p.m. and tickets cost £10 or £6 for the supporters of the Design Museum as well as concessions. To book, you can call 020 7940 8783 or email the museum using [email protected]

You can discuss the talk in this thread in the UK International Events forum.

Roger Moore Film Festival

October brings those in the UK a unique chance to see Roger Moore talk about his life and career (21 Oct) and sample the best of his work (21, 22-23 Oct). Don’t pass this opportunity up…

Barbican Centre
Silk Street
London EC2Y 8DS
Phone: 020 7638 4141

Box Office: 020 7638 8891
(9am-8pm daily)

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Thu 21 Oct 7.30pm

An Evening with Roger Moore
Screentalk plus Screening of The Man Who Haunted Himself
Buy Tickets: £9.50 – £11

Sir Roger Moore will be aprearing at the Barbican, to talk about his life and prolific career featuring such iconic roles as The Saint and James Bond. The evening includes a special screening of The Man Who Haunted Himself.

The Man Who Haunted Himself (1970): Roger Moore stars with Hildegard Neil and Anton Rodgers in Basil Dearden’s tense thriller about a businessman who survives a car crash, only to find that a double of himself is plaguing his life. Fascinating location footage of 1970s London, and crowned by one of Roger Moore’s finest performances. Dir. Basil Dearden. 94 min.

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The following screenings are priced at £5.50 – £7.
If you buy tickets for 2 or more films below the cost will be £5 each
(call the boxoffice for this special offer).

Saturday 23 Oct, 1:45pm

Roger Moore in The Saint
Buy Tickets

The Saint Plays With Fire (1964): Based on Leslie Charteris’ 1939 novel ’Prelude to War’, this is a dramatic piece about the rise of the far right in British politics. A realistic and gritty episode that remains as relevant today as it did at the time. Guest stars Joseph Furst as the chilling fascist leader. Dir. Robert S. Baker. 50 min.

The Queens Ransom (1966): Simon Templar is hired to escort the wife of a deposed middle eastern King to Switzerland, as the ex-monarchs plan a return to power in their homeland. Dawn Adams stars as the none-too-keen Queen who has the Saint watching over her. Dir. Roy Baker. 50 min.

Saturday 23 Oct, 3:45pm

The Spy Who Loved Me (1977)
Buy Tickets

For many fans, the best of Roger Moore’s films as 007. Lavish sets, exotic locations and a thrilling mountain ski chase cap the story of Bond’s attempts to avoid global conflict after Russian and American submarines disappear underwater. Bond teams up with a beautiful Russian agent to take on the indestructible ’Jaws’. Dir. Lewis Gilbert. 125 min.

Sunday 24 Oct, 2pm

Roger Moore in The Saint and The Persuaders!
Buy Tickets

The Ex-King of Diamonds (1967): Roger Moore teams up with a Texan oil millionaire in an episode that tested the format of his next series The Persuaders!. Elstree Studios doubles as the Cote d’Azur as The Saint gets mixed up in gambling, with a beautiful young woman and an exiled King. Isla Blair stars as the damsel in distress. Dir. Alvin Rakoff. 50 min.

Overture (1970): Glittering stars, glamourous locations, fast cars and even faster women; the recipe for The Persuaders!. Roger Moore plays Peer of the Realm, Lord Brett Sinclair next to Hollywood legend Tony Curtis’ brash New Yorker Danny Wilde. Overture brings the two playboys together as they enjoy themselves on the Cote d’Azur looking for a beautiful girl with a heart-shaped birthmark. Dir. Basil Dearden. 50 min.

Sunday 24 Oct, 4pm

The Naked Face (1984)
Buy Tickets

A rare screening of Bryan Forbes’ thriller starring Roger Moore, alongside Rod Steiger, Anne Archer and Elliott Gould. Adapted from Sidney Sheldon’s novel, The Naked Face tells of a Chicago psychiatrist who is suspected of killing one of his patients. A slow-burning triumph that captures the depth and wide-ranging diversity of Roger Moore’s screen work. Dir. Bryan Forbes. 106 min.

To discuss this event visit this thread on the CBn Forum.

George Lazenby Features in 'Australians in Hollywood' Exhibition

Nicole Kidman, Geoffrey Rush, Hugh Jackman, Russell Crowe… and George Lazenby?

Running an exclusive Queensland showing at the Gold Coast Arts Centre from 11 September to 17 October is ‘Australians in Hollywood’, a travelling exhibition from Canberra’s National Portrait Gallery. The exhibition celebrates the achievements of more than 80 Australian artists involved in the film industry, reaching back from the silent-era to more contemporary names. In addition to the more prominant Australian figures to be featured in the exhibit, are a number of lesser-profile faces who have left their own subtle, yet inimitable, stamp on the world of film and TV, including Australia’s one-time 007, George Lazenby.

Launched on Saturday 11 September 2004 by local Academy Award winner John Cox, the exhibition features over 100 pieces, as well as some rare movie memorabilia, including a very well-worn Oscar. As well as featuring the Goulburn-born Lazenby, ‘Australians in Hollywood’ also celebrates the acting work of Louise Lovely (silent-era actress, star of almost 60 films), Errol Flynn (The Adventures of Robin Hood), and more recently, Cate Blanchett (The Lord of the Rings), Rachel Griffiths (Six Feet Under), Eric Bana (Hulk), Naomi Watts (The Ring) and Heath Ledger (Monster’s Ball). The exhibition also highlights the success of Australians behind the camera, including Peter Weir (The Truman Show), George Miller (Mad Max), Gillian Armstrong (Charlotte Gray) and Bruce Beresford (who directed Pierce Brosnan’s Evelyn, which was released on DVD in Australia for the first time today).

‘Australians in Hollywood’ runs until Sunday 17 October in Gallery One at the Gold Coast Arts Centre on Bundall Road, Surfers Paradise.

Related links:

• Gold Coast Arts Centre website

To discuss this exhibition, visit this thread on the CBn Forums.

Beswick, Eaton, Munro, Smith and Wood to Attend Autographica

If you are an autograph collector or just like to meet your heroes from the world of film, tv or space, then Autographica is an event you won’t want to miss.

Martine Beswick (Zora, From Russia with Love / Paula Caplan, Thunderball / Girl in Opening Credits, Dr. No), Shirley Eaton (Jill Masterson, Goldfinger), Caroline Munro (Naomi, The Spy Who Loved Me), Madeline Smith (Miss Caruso, Live & Let Die) and Lana Wood (Plenty O’Toole, Diamonds Are Forever) will all be appearing at the next Autographica on the 8th through 10th of October at the Coventry Royal Court Hotel in the UK. Also in attendance will be Dave “Darth Vader” Prowse (Frankenstein’s Monster / Scottish Strongman, 1967’s Casino Royale). Each celebrity will be signing their own pictures and whatever else you bring along (for a small fee).

Autographica:
The Worlds Largest Autograph Show

Coventry Royal Court Hotel
Tamworth Road
Keresley Coventry CV7 8JG
Tel : 02476 334171

Friday 8th October 2004
5:30 – 8:30pm

Saturday 9th October 2004
9:00am – 5:30pm

Sunday 10th October 2004
10:00am – 4:30pm

Admission is £15 for Friday the 8th and £20 for Saturday 9th or Sunday 10th or you can buy a special 3-day admission pass for £39. Children under the age of 14, if accompanied by an adult, are admitted free on all days.

It’s highly recommended that you pre-purchase tickets (£5 off for single day passes) as they only sell 1,000 tickets per day to regulate the crowds. You can pre-purchase tickets 7 days a week, as late at 8pm, from their office at 01227 762392 or 01959 573792.

For more information and a listing of all the celebrities who will be in attendance, visit autographica.co.uk.

To discuss this event visit this thread on the CBn Forums. All pictures courtesy of the stars.

Lazenby, Wayborn, Stroud & Scott Thomas to Attend the Hollywood Collectors Show

George Lazenby (James Bond, On Her Majesty’s Secret Service), Kristina Wayborn (Magda, Octopussy), Don Stroud (Heller, Licence to Kill), and Serena Scott Thomas (Dr. Molly Warmflash, The World Is Not Enough) will all be appearing at the next Hollywood Collectors Show on October 2nd and 3rd at the Burbank Hilton Convention Center.

And for those of you who love Bond casting trivia, Theodore Bikel, the man who almost played Goldfinger will also be in attendance.

Each celebrity will be signing their own pictures and whatever else you bring along (for a small fee).

The Hollywood Collectors Show

The Hilton Burbank Airport & Convention Center
2500 Hollywood Way
Burbank, California 91505
phone: 1-818-843-6000

Saturday, October 2nd, 2004
10:00am – 5:00pm

Sunday, October 3rd, 2004
10:00am – 4:00pm

Kristina Wayborn, Don Stroud and Serena Scott Thomas

Admission is $15 daily, or you can buy a special 2-day admission pass for $25. Parking is $6.

The Hollywood Collectors Show is held four times annually and is the largest of it’s kind in the world. The show has now relocated to the Burbank Hilton Convention Center near the Burbank Airport (previously held at the Beverly Garland Holiday Inn near Universal Studios) to accommodate 75+ stars, 200+ dealers, and a separate room for 20+ Playboy playmates.

For more information and a listing of all the celebrities who will be in attendance, visit hollywoodcollectorshow.com.

To discuss this event visit this thread on the CBn Forums.
Thanks to CBn Member Doublenoughtspy for his Bond trivia knowledge!

PARIS: Ian Fleming Exhibit and Lecture

IAN FLEMING, CREATOR OF JAMES BOND — FORTY YEARS LATER

Wednesday, September 15, 2004, 8:00 pm
Free and open to the public.

American Library in Paris
10 rue du Général Camou
75007 Paris

For more information…
call: 01 53 59 12 60
e-mail: [email protected]

“The name is Bond… James Bond.” Spoken in clipped British tones by the darkly handsome screen star, these words have echoed across the world as movie audiences tense for the newest adventure of Ian Fleming’s legendary hero.

To commemorate the anniversary of Ian Fleming’s death in 1964 — Vincent Chenille, a collector of print materials on Bond and Fleming for nearly 20 years, will present an evening devoted to the discovery of the rather flamboyant creator of Bond, his background in the British Secret Service and in journalism, and how Fleming’s own background influenced British spy 007’s universe.

Chenille’s exhibit, which is now on display at the Library, showcases both original editions and reprints of Fleming’s work in a variety of languages and formats, together with photos, articles, and biographical materials. The background is designed by Armelle Aymonin.

Complementing Chenille’s discussion will be a second presentation by Pierre Rodiac of Club 007 France, who will describe the evolution of Bond from the pages of the bestselling paperback novels to the big screen and thence to a hero of mythic stature. His discussion will also encompass works of other writers who, in the past 50 years, capitalized on the Bond persona, including Kingsley Amis, John Gardner, and Raymond Benson.

Presentations will be in English; questions accepted in either French or English. Wine reception to follow.

To discuss this event visit this thread on the CBn Forums.
Thanks to Pierre Rodiac and Cesari for the heads up.

Bond at Comic-Con 2004

Comic-Con International is the largest pop-culture event in North America. The 4-day event draws an estimated 50,000 hardcore comic book and movie fans to the San Diego convention center each year. Of course, the BIG news out of Comic-Con this year was the live announcement of the title of the next Star Wars film (Revenge of the Sith). While Eon and MGM has been mysteriously reluctant to do any presentation on James Bond at past cons (the mind boggles at how popular the Aston Martin would have been sitting on the convention floor in 2002), there were a few special companies that kept 007 from being completely absent from this year’s 35th annual event…

SIDESHOW COLLECTABLES

Sideshow had a stellar display of all their licensed figures — from James Bond to Star Wars, from Buffy to Universal Monsters. As first reported by CBn, Sideshow revealed their upcoming 1/4 scale (18″) Pierce Brosnan as James Bond figure (which stood back to back with the 1/4 scale Sean Connry figure) and their upcoming Wai Lin figure from Tomorrow Never Dies. These new figures for 2005 were surrounded by some of the other current and upcoming 12″ 007 figures.

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Sideshow Figures featured at Comic-Con:

• 1/4 Scale Sean Connery as James Bond
  (Pre-order for Oct/Nov/Dec 2004)
• 1/4 Scale Pierce Brosnan as James Bond
  (Pre-order for Mid 2005)

• Licence to Kill
  – Timothy Dalton and Sanchez
• On Her Majesty’s Secret Service
  – George Lazenby and Blofeld
• Thunderball (Pre-order for Sept/Oct 2004)
  – Sean Connery
• GoldenEye (Pre-order for Aug/Sept 2004)
  – Pierce Brosnan, Alec Trevalyan and Xenia Onatopp
• Tomorrow Never Dies (Pre-order for early 2005)
  – Wai Lin

Since Sideshow’s next 12″ figure is to be Wai Lin from Tomorrow Never Dies, it’s possible that the next Bond figure will be Pierce Brosnan for that same film. Seeing as there is a Bond figure for each of the 007 movies that Sideshow has made a figure for so far, this is not such a shabby bit of speculation. Perhaps he’ll be in his HALO jump suit? (wink).

Speaking of Pierce Brosnan’s Bond. 007 fans have been wondering why Brosnan’s GoldenEye figure has the same head as the Die Another Day figure. While at Comic-Con, CBn got an answer for you. Typically, Sideshow does a new sculpt with each figure, even if it’s the same actor, in order to capture the different nuances of appearance in each film. But unlike Connery and Moore, who have given Sideshow blanket permission to create their likenesses, Pierce must personally approve each and every likeness Sideshow plans to produce. This can be an expensive and time-consuming process; sometimes requiring several sculpts before the actor is satisfied (as was the case with Sarah Michelle Gellar and their Buffy figures). Sideshow also runs the risk that an actor could suddenly have a change of heart and pull the license altogether. So with an approved Pierce sculpt in hand, Sideshow must weight the pros and cons of “going back in.” And did Pierce really look that different in GoldenEye?

ELECTRONIC ARTS

EA Games had a booth there as well, but there was no sign of GoldenEye: Rogue Agent even though the 007 game is to be released later this year. Dan Lamorena, an employee of EA who was working at the EA booth, told us that because The Lord of the Rings was a more prominent presence at Comic Con EA chose to put their effort into promoting their new game The Lord of The Rings: The Third Age. Understandable.

EA’s James Bond Games from the EA Store:

• Goldeneye: Rogue Agent (Pre-order for Fall 2004)
  – GameCube, PlayStation2 and Xbox
• Everything or Nothing
  – GameBoy Advance, GameCube, PlayStation2 and Xbox.
• NightFire
  – GameBoy Advance, GameCube, Mac, PC, PlayStation2 and Xbox.
• Agent Under Fire
  – GameCube, PlayStation2 and Xbox.

METRO GOLDWYN MAYER

MGM, the entertainment company who works along with Eon/Danjaq to bring us the James Bond films, actually made an appearance at Comic-Con to promote their new shows Dead Like Me, Stargate Atlantis and their new direct to dvd movie Species III (having a girl in a glass case really brings a lot of traffic to your booth! Purrow!). This was quite a surprise to see them at Comic-Con as in the past they’ve tended to be a little standoffish when it comes to fans. This represents a positive move on their part. Will MGM promote Bond 21 at a future Comic Con? We sure hope so!

Also on hand were an assortment of licensed Chitty Chitty Bang Bang toys from Stevenson Entertainment Group. These toys are based on the new musical stage play, the Eon Productions/MGM film (the only non-Bond film Eon has ever produced), and the novel by Ian Fleming. These toys are set for release in Spring 2005.

TITAN PUBLISHING GROUP

Titan Books is the English speaking world’s leading publisher of licensed Film and Television publications and Graphic Novels. They have begun to reprint the daily express comic strip adaptations of the James Bond Ian Fleming Novels.

Titan tells CBn that the recently announced Goldfinger graphic novel (the cover art revealed here for the first time) has been delayed due to a schedule change at the company.

Purchace The 007 Graphic Novels off Amazon:

• The Man With The GoldenGun
  – Amazon.co.uk or Amazon.com
• Octopussy
  – Amazon.co.uk or Amazon.com
• On Her Majesty’s Secret Service (Pre-Order for Sept. 1, 2004)
  – Amazon.co.uk or Amazon.com
• Casino Royale (Pre-Order for Jan. 2005)
  Amazon.co.uk or Amazon.com
• Goldfinger (Pre-Order: date not confirmed due to schedual change)
  – Amazon.co.uk or Amazon.com

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To discuss Comic-Con 2004 visit this thread on the CBn Forums

Other Comic-Con 2004 Coverage…

• @ Sideshow.com
• @ RebelScum.com

'The Spy Who Loved Me' Screening in Hollywood

American Cinematheque at The Egyptian Theatre is proud to present the 5th Annual Festival of Fantasy, Horror & Science-Fiction from August 5-29, 2004. During the Festival, James Bond Girl Caroline Munro (The Spy Who Loved Me) will be making two personal appearances: one on Saturday August 7th at 5pm and the other on Sunday August 8th at 6:30pm. Her appearance on August 8th is the one of most interest to Bond fans seeing as the Egyptian Theater will be showing The Spy Who Loved Me as a double feature along with Munro’s Starcrash in the 616-seat Lloyd E Rigler Theater. Between films there will be discussion with the actress, which you won’t want to miss.

Sunday, August 8 – 6:30 PM

Starcrash (1979, Concorde/New Horizons, 92 Min) Director Luigi Cozzi (aka Lewis Coates). The 1970s saw many comic book style heroines popping up in genre films, and Caroline Munro gets to do her Barbarella-best in her turn as Stella Starr, allied with Akton (Marjoe Gortner) against the wicked Count Zarth Arn (Joe Spinell). A supremely goofy, whacked out knock-off of ‘Star Wars’, Barbarella, & the old ‘Flash Gordon’ serials. Co-starring David Hasselhoff and Christopher Plummer as Emperor of the Universe, with a fine score by John Barry (of the James Bond films).

The Spy Who Loved Me (1977, MGM/UA, 125 min) Director Lewis Gilbert. Easily the best of the 1970’s James Bond films, TSWLM stars the impeccable Roger Moore as Bond 007, teamed with icy Russian agent Anya Amasova (Barbara Bach) against underwater kingpin Karl Stromburg (Curt Jurgens) and his lethal arsenal – which includes metal-toothed hitman Jaws (Richard Kiel) and femme fatale Naomi (Caroline Munro). Terrific stunts, a sharp, witty script by Christopher Wood and sexy, world-saving adventure courtesy of Roger Moore & company — everything a James Bond film should be.

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The Egyptian Theater
6712 Hollywood Blvd
Hollywood, CA 90028

Validated Parking located at: 1735 Las Palmas, 1720 McCadden, 1735 Highland and Hollywood & Highland.

General Admission $9.00

Advanced tickets are available in person at the Egyptian Theatre box office Tues-Sun 1pm-4pm and right before the desired show.

Advanced Tickets also available by fax — 323-467-0163 — for an additional $1 for each pre-ordered ticket. Include the date, time & name of the film[s], number of tickets, your full name, mailing address, phone number, e-mail, credit card # and exp date, card type and your name as it appears on the card.

To discuss this event visit this thread on the CBn Forums.
Thanks to Bruce Scivally and CBn Forum Member Solex Agitator for the heads up.

Related Links

• The Official Caroline Munro Website